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The Newbie: Take a trip on the ferry from New Bedford to Martha's Vineyard. Seastreak's summer ferry schedule has been unaffected. Seastreak's summer ferry schedule to and from Martha's Vineyard ...
The Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority, doing business as The Steamship Authority (SSA), is the statutory regulatory body for all ferry operations between mainland Massachusetts and the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, as well an operator of ferry services between the mainland and the islands.
She started service immediately to Martha's Vineyard for the New Bedford, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket Steamboat Co. [2] Uncatena was the first steamer built with a steel hull to serve the island [3] and the first with a propeller. [4] The paddles were housed in the superstructure, and an outline of the paddlebox appeared on its sides. [3]
From 1871 until 1886, the Martha's Vineyard and the Monohansett were the only two ferries serving Martha's Vineyard. [1]In March 1886 the Martha's Vineyard became one of the initial four steamers operating for the newly organized New Bedford, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket Steamboat Co. [3] (The other three were River Queen, Island Home and the Monohansett.)
MV Island Home is a ferry built by VT Halter Marine in 2005 for the Steamship Authority. She replaced the MV Islander on the Authority's route between Woods Hole and Vineyard Haven. [1] She has been serving the Woods Hole–Martha's Vineyard route since her maiden voyage on March 5, 2007. [4] [2]
Vineyard Fast Ferry operates high-speed service between Quonset Point, North Kingstown, RI and Martha's Vineyard with the Millennium, a 400 passenger high-speed catamaran with service speed of 35 knots (65 km/h). New England Fast Ferry- Operates between New Bedford MA, and Vineyard Haven and Oak Bluffs on the Island of Martha's Vineyard ...
The Nobska was a steamship that plied the waters of Nantucket Sound as part of The Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority's fleet between 1925 and 1973 as a ferry. She was eventually scrapped in 2006 despite efforts to save her.
Ship Supply offers a full service. New Bedford Ship Supply, at 108 Front St., has been a resource for local commercial fishermen dating back to the 1930's.